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(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, frame a scheme to be called the Bamboo, Kattuvally and Pandanus Leaf Workers Welfare Fund Scheme for the establishment of a fund under this Act for the welfare of the employees and there shall be established, as soon as may be after the framing of the scheme, a fund in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the scheme. (2) There shall be credited to the Fund: (a) contributions specified under section 4; (b) the amount borrowed by the Board; (c) damages realised under section 14; (d) grants or loans or advances made by the Government; (e) any fund of any welfare organisation which the Government may, by notification, direct to be credited to the Fund; (f) any other amount payable into the Fund under the scheme; (g) any voluntary donations. (3) The Fund shall vest in, and be administered by the Board. (4) The Fund may be utilised for all or any of the following purposes, namely:— (a) to provide for immediate relief to the employees in case of accident; (b) to provide for the welfare of the employees by way of medical aid, pension, family pension, education, marriage assistance and maternity benefit; (c) any other benefit which may be provided under the scheme. (5) The Scheme framed under sub-section (1) may provide for all or any of the matters specified in sub-section (5) of section 4. (6) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, add to, amend or vary the scheme either prospectively or retrospectively. (7) Every scheme framed under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is framed, before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the scheme, the scheme shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form.